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pcudicularly to indicate belief in God’s unity. The final position ( No. (>)
allows the Moslem turning his head to the right and then to the left to
jijirl the two guardian angels which record his good and evil deeds. This
Urivling is the end of the formal prayer.
When we realize that there are literally millions of Moslems on their
knees ol ton five times a day, and that the burden of their prayer is for

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true guidance, we know that Christian missions to Moslems are, according
to the divine purpose and the command of our Saviour in the Gospel, the
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out-workings of His Providence and grace in answer to their own prayers.
Jesus Christ is the only way and truth and life, also for the followers
of Islam.

What Is Behind the News in Arabia
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Rev. Edwin E. Calverlky, Pn.l).
Nuik: Dr. Calverley "was on the air” last summer. We print his interesting
4«hlros fur the benefit of those who were not able to listen in.—lid.
T HE people of Arabia are very much interested in America.
When one of my colleagues returned to Arabia after a year and
a half in America his Arab friends said to him, "What new
thing have you seen in America that impressed you most while
\uii were away?” He replied, "Jt wasn’t what I saw in America that
made the greatest impression on me, but something in Arabia.” 1 le went
tin to explain, “On our way across the North Arabian Desert between
Damascus and Baghdad we stopped at Rutbali Wells. The radio operator
there invited me to his work-room, and there in the middle ol the desert
I heard the music and speech of the West T had left thousands of miles
Uliiml me.”
The Queen of Sheba traveled for more than a month up the western
ouM of Arabia to visit King Solomon al Jerusalem. Sim saw all the
(Minders of his palace, his temple and his city. Then she declared the hall
tad not been told her, and she returned to her home with no more spirit
in her. Some of the queens of the Arabia ol today, hilling in then own
tarcins, can listen in and hear words from all parts of the world, lor
Arabia's greatest ruler has recently made a contract with the . auom